Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a local agency imposes fees for water connections or sewer connections, or imposes capacity charges, those fees or charges shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee or charge is i…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a local agency charges fees for zoning variances; zoning changes; use permits; building inspections; building permits; filing and processing applications and petitions filed with the local agency formation commission or conduct…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Act. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 331, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The public has an interest in the San Francisco Bay and the surrounding watershed lands as one of the most valuable natural resources of the state, a resource that gives special character to the San Francisco Bay Area. San Fra…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the area referred to as the San Francisco Bay Area includes the nine Bay Area counties and navigable waters and tributaries under tidal influence that are part of or feed into San Francisco Bay. (b) The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail prim…

(a) The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail is hereby established. (b) The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail shall be developed in a timely manner. (c) The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail, to the extent feasible, shall link access to the waters of the San Francisco Bay that ar…

(a) The commission shall conduct a public process to develop a San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area. The plan shall make recommendations on all of the following: (1) Policies, criteria, and guidelines for the appropriate location, design, operati…

This title shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2049, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2049, deletes or extends that date. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 226, Sec. 4. (AB 746) Effective January 1, 2016. Repea…

(a) The holidays in this state are: (1) Every Sunday. (2) January 1. (3) The third Monday in January, known as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.” (4) The date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the third new moon following the winter solstice…

(a) If January 1, February 12, March 31, July 4, September 9, November 11, or December 25 falls upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. (b) If November 11 falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday is a holiday. (c) If March 31 falls upon a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thurs…

Every Saturday from noon to midnight is a holiday as regards the transaction of business in the public offices of the state and political divisions where laws, ordinances, or charters provide that public offices shall be closed on holidays. This section shall not be construed to …

(a) Public offices of the state, state institutions, and the University of California shall be closed on Admission Day. (b) Public offices of the state and state institutions, including, but not limited to, all state agencies and the Legislature, shall be closed on November 11, V…

The legislative body of any city or district may, by ordinance or resolution, provide that every Saturday is a holiday as respects the transaction of business in the public offices of such cities or districts except that provision shall be made for the continuance of essential pu…

A special or limited holiday is a holiday applying only to a special class or classes of business, or a special class or classes of persons, and not appointed to be generally observed throughout the State by all classes of business and all classes of persons. On any special or li…

Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or mercy, is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day which falls upon a holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed u…

When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1649.)

The Governor shall proclaim September 28th to be known hereafter as “Cabrillo Day.” (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 892.)

The Governor shall proclaim January 15 to be known hereafter as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1066.)

The Governor shall proclaim March 7, to be known hereafter as “Arbor Day.” (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 189.)

The Governor shall proclaim February 19 to be known hereafter as “A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation,” to reflect upon that day of February 19 in 1942 when Executive Order No. 9066 was issued to place over 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, most of whom were ci…

The Governor shall proclaim annually the fourth Friday in September to be “Native American Day.” (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 637, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1999.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim the first Sunday in October to be known as “Stepparents Day.” (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1471, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1985.)

The Governor annually shall proclaim April 21st to be “John Muir Day.” (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 833, Sec. 2.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 158, Sec. 3. (AB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim December 7 as “Pearl Harbor Day.” (Added by renumbering Section 6714 (as added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 443) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 216, Sec. 33.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim March 31 as “Farmworkers Day.” (Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 7, Sec. 2. (AB 2156) Effective March 26, 2026.)

The Governor shall proclaim the month of February as Black History Month each year. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 256, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

The Governor shall proclaim the third Saturday in June of each year to be known as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A day of observance,” to urge all Californians in celebrating this day to honor and reflect on the significant roles that African-Americans have played in the hist…

April 24 of each year shall be the “California Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide,” and the period beginning on the Sunday before that day through the following Sunday shall be the days of remembrance in this state, and shall annually be so proclaimed by the Governor, in…

The Governor shall annually proclaim May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 626, Sec. 3. (SB 572) Effective January 1, 2010.)

The Governor annually shall proclaim January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 241, Sec. 10. (AB 1775) Effective January 1, 2011.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 114, Sec. 10. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2011.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim January 23 as Ed Roberts Day. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 115, Sec. 10. (SB 1256) Effective January 1, 2011.)

The Governor annually shall proclaim October 25 as Larry Itliong Day. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 29, Sec. 3. (AB 7) Effective January 1, 2016.)

(a) The Governor shall proclaim the first Friday in May of each year to be Space Day and designate that date as having special significance in public schools and educational institutions. The Governor shall encourage public schools and educational institutions to conduct suitable…

The Governor shall annually proclaim the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 20 or the following day, as Nowrūz Day. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 30, Sec. 1. (AB 88) Effective January 1, 2018.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim the month of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 947, Sec. 1. (AB 1432) Effective January 1, 2023.)

The Governor annually shall proclaim April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 130, Sec. 3. (AB 2644) Effective January 1, 2019.)

(a) August 26 of each year shall be designated as California Farmworker Day to highlight, remember, and appreciate the work that farmworkers contribute daily in California. (b) The Governor shall annually proclaim August 26 as California Farmworker Day. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch.…

The Governor shall annually proclaim November 20 as “Transgender Day of Remembrance.” (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 41, Sec. 1. (AB 1741) Effective January 1, 2023.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim December 1 as World AIDS Day. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 30, Sec. 1. (SB 1278) Effective January 1, 2025.)

The Governor shall annually proclaim September 25 as Dolly Parton Day. (Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 355, Sec. 2. (SB 931) Effective September 20, 2026.)

The authority shall cease to exist when the board determines that 80 percent of the territory of the military base that is designated for development or reuse in the plan prepared pursuant to this title has been developed or reused in a manner consistent with the reuse plan, or i…

(a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of library circulation records kept for the purpose of identifying the borrower of items available in libraries, and library and museum materials made or acquired and pr…

(a) As used in this section, the term “patron use records” includes both of the following: (1) Any written or electronic record that is used to identify a library patron and is provided by the patron to become eligible to borrow or use books and other materials. This includes, bu…

(a) As used in this section, “pesticide” means: (1) An “economic poison” as defined in Section 12753 of the Agricultural Code; (2) An “injurious material” the use of which is regulated or prohibited under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14001) of Division 7 of the Agricultural…